Had another visit from the blasted p*ncture fairy

"Lee" <[email hidden]>
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Hello!

Yep, its happened again, although there was a gap of a few
weeks in

between

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this p*ncture and my last!

This was an odd one tho. I knew my front tube had been
deflating slowly

as

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I had to put in air most mornings, i got back from work on
Thursday and

knew

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i wouldnt be using my bike till Monday (today) but i had a
sneaking suspicion that the p*ncture was going to get
worse so i checked it out on Sunday - flat as a pancake.

Tyre off, tube out, check in water - no p*ncture as such,
just a slight

flow

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from my valve (and i mean slight). So i put the tube back
in and pump it

up

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to be sure - then i can hear air gushing out of a hole in
my tyre (so i

need

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a new tyre to) - weird cos there was no hole or object in
the inner

tube!!!!

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So, bus to work today (takes 20 mins longer) and a trip to
halfords at dinner to get a new tube & tyre - might also
pick up some new brake pads whilst i am there.

Pick up some tyre liners while you're there too and you can
virtually say goodbye to punctures as well.

Rich

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Pick up some tyre liners while you're there too and you
can virtually say goodbye to punctures as well.

Rich

See, i tried them and they didnt work - got a puncture on my
first ride....

might give em a 2nd shot ;-)

"Lee" <[email hidden]>
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Hello!

Yep, its happened again, although there was a gap of a few
weeks in

between

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this p*ncture and my last!

This was an odd one tho. I knew my front tube had been
deflating slowly

as

Quoted message said:

I had to put in air most mornings, i got back from work on
Thursday and

knew

Quoted message said:

i wouldnt be using my bike till Monday (today) but i had a
sneaking suspicion that the p*ncture was going to get
worse so i checked it out on Sunday - flat as a pancake.

Tyre off, tube out, check in water - no p*ncture as such,
just a slight

flow

Quoted message said:

from my valve (and i mean slight). So i put the tube back
in and pump it

up

Quoted message said:

to be sure - then i can hear air gushing out of a hole in
my tyre (so i

need

Quoted message said:

a new tyre to) - weird cos there was no hole or object in
the inner

tube!!!!

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So, bus to work today (takes 20 mins longer) and a trip to
halfords at dinner to get a new tube & tyre - might also
pick up some new brake pads whilst i am there.

Always check tubes bought from Halfords before leaving the
shop. One I bought had an inch diameter hole in it!

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Ho hum, still, ALL the above will cost me roughly £20
whereas in a

car.....

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£50-£60? if im lucky.

I love this cycling malarky (although i REALLY missed the
ride in this morning!)

Lee

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Always check tubes bought from Halfords before leaving the
shop. One I bought had an inch diameter hole in it!

Well, ive got the stuff and it all seems ok.... guess the
inflation test later will tell all.!

"Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Yep, its happened again, although there was a gap of a few
weeks in between this p*ncture and my last!

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So, bus to work today (takes 20 mins longer) and a trip to
halfords at dinner to get a new tube & tyre

I hope that's not a Halfords own brand tube. I found my
incidence of punctures reduced dramatically once I stopped
buying them. I didn't go for more than a few weeks without a
puncture with them and since switching to any other tube,
now go several months.

PhilO (Who knows what's going to happen now)

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I hope that's not a Halfords own brand tube. I found my
incidence of punctures reduced dramatically once I stopped
buying them. I didn't go for more than a few weeks without
a puncture with them and since switching to any other
tube, now go several months.

PhilO (Who knows what's going to happen now)

ulp. it is - ill see how this goes and buy a dif brand
next time.

Any suggestions?

"Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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So, bus to work today (takes 20 mins longer) and a trip to
halfords at dinner to get a new tube & tyre - might also
pick up some new brake pads whilst i am there.

The trick is to buy about half a dozen new tubes at once.
Carry one with you for use on the road and keep the others
at home. When you have a puncture replace the tube
immediately and when you get home pick up a fresh spare and
store your punctured one separately from the good ones. When
you have accumulated 3 or 4 punctured tubes you can have a
patching production line and then restore them to your stock
of good tubes.

--
Dave...

Lee said:

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I hope that's not a Halfords own brand tube. I found my
incidence of punctures reduced dramatically once I
stopped buying them. I didn't go for more than a few
weeks without a puncture with them and since switching to
any other tube, now go several months.

PhilO (Who knows what's going to happen now)

ulp. it is - ill see how this goes and buy a dif brand
next time.

Any suggestions?

Don't panic. Hlafords tubes are mostly fine. I'd suspect the
prime reasons people get punctures are:

1. riding too near the side of the road in all the bits of
gravel and glass
2. not pumping the tyres up enough.
3. poor quality tyres/rimtape etc.

<Tempt fate>The puncture fairy is a rare visitor to me. I
seem to average about one a year if that.</tempt fate>

..d

"Lee" <[email hidden]>
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Ho hum, still, ALL the above will cost me roughly £20
whereas in a

car.....

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£50-£60? if im lucky.

The company car went in for service last week. VW approved
service ~£800 including ~£250 for replacement electric
window. Rust spots (3 small) will cost £1800 to repair.
(Treatment and respray of majority of car.)

1) Glad it's nothing to do with me. (I should clarify. It's
not "my" company car. It's driven by one of the
directors.)
2) Just think of the bike you could get for £2600. Hell, my
bike cost just less than the service.

Jon

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Pick up some tyre liners while you're there too and you
can virtually

say

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goodbye to punctures as well.

Rich

See, i tried them and they didnt work - got a puncture on
my first

ride....

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might give em a 2nd shot ;-)

Yebbut how, where? It's quite unlikely that anything would
pierce the liner so it might have been a pinch-puncture or
sidewall puncture or something on the inside of the rim? It
isn't going to protect against those. Or did you purchase
one for the right width of your tyre - they come in two
widths? I had one puncture recently caused by the liner
itself where the two ends overlapped, but that was only
after two years or so of puncture-free riding on that wheel
- and at the time I'd been riding around with the tyre
softer than I would normally ride.

Rich

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"PhilO" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I hope that's not a Halfords own brand tube. I found my
incidence of punctures reduced dramatically once I
stopped buying them. I didn't go for more than a few
weeks without a puncture with them and since switching
to any other tube, now go several months.

PhilO (Who knows what's going to happen now)

ulp. it is - ill see how this goes and buy a dif brand
next time.

Any suggestions?

Don't panic. Hlafords tubes are mostly fine. I'd suspect
the prime reasons people get punctures are:

1. riding too near the side of the road in all the bits of
gravel and

glass

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2. not pumping the tyres up enough.
3. poor quality tyres/rimtape etc.

<Tempt fate>The puncture fairy is a rare visitor to me. I
seem to average about one a year if that.</tempt fate>

..d

Riding on a road where Farmer Giles has decided to cut his
hawthorn hedge...

I get p***ed off with hawthorns. Usually you don't notice
until the next day!

Brian

Brian

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The trick is to buy about half a dozen new tubes at once.
Carry one with you for use on the road and keep the others
at home. When you have a puncture replace the tube
immediately and when you get home pick up a fresh spare
and store your punctured one separately from the good
ones. When you have accumulated 3 or 4 punctured tubes you
can have a patching production line and then restore them
to your stock of good tubes.

--
Dave...

Sounds like a plan - know any good roadside pumps tho - all
the ones i found were a bit naff

"Jon Senior" <jon@restless_REMOVE_lemon.co.uk> wrote in message
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The company car went in for service last week. VW approved
service ~£800 including ~£250 for replacement electric
window. Rust spots (3 small) will cost £1800 to repair.
(Treatment and respray of majority of car.)

1) Glad it's nothing to do with me. (I should clarify.
It's not "my"

company

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car. It's driven by one of the directors.)
2) Just think of the bike you could get for £2600. Hell,
my bike cost just less than the service.

Jon

Jeez, £2600 would be a few bikes for me i think!

"David Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Don't panic. Hlafords tubes are mostly fine. I'd suspect
the prime reasons people get punctures are:

1. riding too near the side of the road in all the bits of
gravel and

glass

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2. not pumping the tyres up enough.
3. poor quality tyres/rimtape etc.

<Tempt fate>The puncture fairy is a rare visitor to me. I
seem to average about one a year if that.</tempt fate>

..d

Well, i managed to put 2 holes in the tube putting in in! so
my new tube has a patch already!

The fairy must love me - she visits regularly but there
again, i do cycle on cycle paths!

Lee

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Riding on a road where Farmer Giles has decided to cut his
hawthorn

hedge...

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I get p***ed off with hawthorns. Usually you don't notice
until the next day!

Brian

Brian

Thats what i hate most - i cycle to work, get off, get on at
night and my tyre is flat - if you are gonna go down, go
down when i check you in the morning damn you!

"Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Sounds like a plan - know any good roadside pumps tho -
all the ones i found were a bit naff

No, but I know some good roadside pubs.

You should carry a pump or a CO2 gadget with you except when
riding trivial distances, and use a track pump at home.
There, see how good I am at spending your money? :-)

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Dave...

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Jeez, £2600 would be a few bikes for me i think!

Mmmm. <goes dreamy eyed> Titanium + Dura-ace.

Jon

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I hope that's not a Halfords own brand tube. I found my
incidence of punctures reduced dramatically once I
stopped buying them. I didn't go for more than a few
weeks without a puncture with them and since switching
to any other tube, now go several months.

PhilO (Who knows what's going to happen now)

ulp. it is - ill see how this goes and buy a dif brand
next time.

Any suggestions?

I need long valve tubes so that limits my choice, but I find
Specialized work fine for me. May just have been
coincidence, but I never had much luck with Halfords' own
(although others seem to find them OK).

Cheers PhilO